Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO3 0FL
How much crime is recorded in CO3 0FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanway
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,105 (2024)
How safe is CO3 0FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO3 0FL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CO3 0FLNational
Anti-social behaviour24.210.7
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting17.28.4
Burglary12.49.1
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft3.54.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.